Intro

Intro

Emma Kennedy is a research scientist at the Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, where she currently works on the 50reefs initiative. 50reefs aims to use the best available science to identify and prioritise protection efforts on the coral reefs that are least vulnerable to climate change, and also have the greatest capacity to repopulate other reefs over time. Emma grew up in the UK where she learned to dive in a gravel pit outside London. After completing a PhD in Caribbean coral reef ecology at University of Exeter, she moved to Australia where she worked with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to determine whether coralline algae can be used to track the impacts of climate change in the Great Barrier Reef.

Story

Emma's research focuses on coral reef ecology, from the microscale (tiny Symbiodinium) to the macroscale (assessing global vulnerability of reefs to climate change with 50reefs, and predicting Caribbean reef collapse).

Story

Emma's research focuses on coral reef ecology, from the microscale (tiny Symbiodinium) to the macroscale (assessing global vulnerability of reefs to climate change with 50reefs, and predicting Caribbean reef collapse).